Mahonia_hancockiana

<i>Berberis hancockiana</i>

Berberis hancockiana

Species of flowering plant

Berberis hancockiana is a species of flowering plant in the family Berberidaceae, first described in 1917. It is endemic to Yunnan Province in southwestern China.[2]

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Taxonomy

Berberis hancockiana was initially scientifically described and named by Tsun Shen Ying as Mahonia hancockiana.[1][3] A paper was published by Joseph Edward Laferrière in 1997 summarizing the arguments for Mahonia being more properly classified as a synonym of Berberis included Berberis hancockiana.[4] As of 2023 this is the most common classification by botanists.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Berberis hancockiana (Takeda) Laferr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  2. [2]
    Flora of China Vol. 19 Page 782 滇南十大功劳 dian nan shi da gong lao Mahonia hancockiana Takeda
  3. [3]
    Takeda, Notes of the Royal Botanical Garden of Edinburgh. 6: 231.
  4. [4]
    Laferrière, Joseph Edward (1997). "Transfer of Specific and Infraspecific Taxa from Mahonia to Berberis (Berberidaceae)". Botanicheskii Zhurnal. 82 (9): 95–97. Retrieved 8 November 2023.


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